Ontherun's Group -Full, off and running :) (Page 7)

Ok, a few thoughts here. First off if you asked Angolina Jolie, and she was being honest, she would say she has issues with her body. With that in mind, look at what Anna Nicole Smith went through. As far as I can tell, she only saw herself in a mirror and could look no further.

With that in mind and on a lighter note (pun intended) lets look at our results. I too have been fighting the scales a lot latley. I am currently heavier than a year ago and almost double the volume of training. What I look at is how are my cloths fitting right now. I recently was able to go one more belt hole back twards the ones I added last year! Keep in mind, my lined winter jeans are bulkier than my summer ones, so I am looking forward to pulling them back out soon. Yes the scale is there. It is a great tool in taking a snap shot at how we are doing. The problem is, so many things can adjust it. First off and a major swing issue for me is water weight. Too much salt, and the weight jumps for 24 hours, only to drop just as fast. Anouther issue is we are building mussle mass. Mussle is more dense than fat, thus the weight may come off slower than a diet only plan. I agree, it is not as gratifying in the short run. On the up side, look at a flight of stairs. No longer do I say "where is the elevator?". Instead, I say "what only 5 floors, couldn't they live a few more flights up for the view?"  

 I know a few things. I am at least 30 lbs heavier, and probably closer to 50 pounds heavier than when I got out of high school. I also know that in highschool as a freshman, I could hardly finish a 5k with the cross country track club. I also know that it took an entire gym class to finish a mile on the track. Yes I was that slow. I also know that I am running over 3 minutes per mile faster than when I started almost 4 years ago. I can keep up with my kids. I smile more than frown or pout. Sundays are for long training rides, time with the family and not for 8 hours of football, a dip and a pt of icecream. I know my wifes grandmother died a very slow death due to her poor physical health and an inablity to take corrective actions. I also know I will not let that happen to me.

Yes I would love to have six pack abs, and not a two pack in progress. I would love to be under 200 lbs. I would love to be able to run a sub 3 hour marrathon. In the mean time, I am content with who I am. If I were to hold this weight and fitness level until I retire, I will be very happy. It will take a lot of work, and I am ready. Until then, I try to find something each day that makes me smile and keep the thought. The last thing I try to realy loose any energy on is vanity. So for what it is worth, keep an eye on the scale, but remember it is only a small percentage of the rewards from training. It is hard to quantify the results right now. I will guarentee this. After your first tri, you will know why you did it! Just keep the goals, and dreams real. Shoot for the stars if you want, but know it took man millions of years to take that dream and get into the heavens. It will take us time to sculpt and train our bodys to do what we want on race day.

sorry, will get the results up tonight I hope. Been just a little nuts around here the last few days.

Screen name      March pledge      Week 1  Week 2       Total      

Amymutz            56                          6.2         16.1          22.3

Breezy                 30                         4.1         1.37            5.5

Crazychristian      60                         1               7              8

Destynova           69                          7               4              11

fone84259           25                          2.28         10             12.3

Helen120             56                          3               14.3          17.3

Ontherun             80                          10.5           6.6           17.1

Nice to see everyone still hanging in with the challange. I for one need to step up big time!! New shoes are an immediate issue before my knees go junk!! Enough with my excuses. Time to go shoe shopping